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Govt offers workers “right to ask nicely” for flexible working conditions
The government's proposals have been criticised for "tinkering around the edges".
Govt lays out plans to scrap employment laws without Parliamentary debate
Lord David Frost told peers that he wants to introduce a fast-track mechanism for getting rid of EU labour laws.
Raab ‘wants to scrap Human Rights Act’, govt sources claim
The new Justice Secretary has been vocal in his opposition to the Human Rights Act for over a decade.
Policing Bill will “extinguish” right to strike in public services
IER Chair, Lord John Hendy QC, has urged Ministers to define the conditions under which protests would be restricted.
Govt rejects opportunity to raise social care funds by strengthening employment law
Despite cross-party support, the government does not accept the proposals made in Lord John Hendy QC's Status of Workers Bill.
Workers are £1,000 worse off since 2010
Life under a Conservative government has cost workers an average of £1,000 a year, according to the Labour Party.
MPs launch inquiry into discrimination against menopausal women at work
Most women are negatively impacted at work when going through the menopause.
Unemployment rose three times faster for BME groups over past year
Black and minority ethnic workers have been among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Discrimination claims based on menopause have more than tripled since 2018
The response of tribunals has so far been inconsistent but experts expect case numbers to keep rising.
Home working causing “epidemic of hidden overtime”
Women are particularly likely to be responding to work-related communications during their off hours.
Second junior doctors’ strike looms over NHS pay deal
The government may be about to preside over the second junior doctors' strike in a decade.
